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Zanzibar Stone Town Walking Tour

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Zanzibar

Duration: 3 hours

Languages: English

Guru: Makame

Registered on 27 May 2023

Hello ! I am Makame a local tour guide in Zanzibar , I was born and raised in Zanzibar, My main aim is to invite and meet with people from all around the World and show them my beautiful country, sharing ideas and experience about Zanzibar, I am very friendly tour guide and knowledgeable about my Country , I am ready to show you all interested places in Stone town and other places of Zanzibar by free, You are welcome Zanzibar !

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Discover Zanzibar Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. It is an ancient part of Zanzibar Town and the former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate.

STONE TOWN CITY is a major visitor attraction in Zanzibar due to its unique culture, history, people and architecture.

The STONE TOWN CITY WALKING TOUR is a 3-hour guided tour. On this walking tour you will have the opportunity to visit all the interesting places and historical monuments, such as the House of Wonders, the old fort, the Palace Museum, the old slave trade market, Fred Mercury's house and Darajani Market where commercial auctions are held.

Additionally, your local tour guide will take you walking through the streets of Stone Town to see street food, discover all the gates of Zanzibar and shop in local stores.

- House of Wonders: (Formally the Sultan's Resistance) was built in 1883 by Sultane Baraghash, the second Sultane of Zanzibar.

- Old fort: it was built in the 17th century by the Omanis, it has an approximately square shape. Currently it is a cultural center with shops inside and a small stadium where dance and live music shows are held.

- Palace Museum: also known as the Sultan's Palace, it was built in the 19th century. In this museum you will learn the history of Princes Salme, former daughter of Sayyed Said Sultane of Zanzibar.

- Visit to the old slave trading market: Historic Zanzibar was a center of trade in East Africa, especially the slave trade, which was organized by Sayyed Said Sultane of Zanzibar.

- Visit Darajani Market to see commercial auctions such as the fish auction.

- Visit to the Forodhani night market.

- Visit Fred Mercury's house.

Visiting all these interesting places takes 2 and a half hours.

You are welcome

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

R5QR+X6C, Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania

I will be in front of the door of the Palace Museum.

Outside visit

Old Fort of Zanzibar

Old fort was built by Omani Arabs after expelling the Portuguese in 1699. It was used as a garrison and prison in the 19th century, and as a terminal of the Zanzibar railways 1905-28. A new guardhouse was built in 1947 and used as the ladies' club, and an amphitheatre was added in the 1990s. It is now the headquarters of the Zanzibar international film festival. Inside of this historical site the walker will see it and getting history about this old fort also taking picture and see local shops around here

Outside visit

House of Wonders

The palace was built in 1883 for Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar. It was intended as a ceremonial palace and official reception hall, it was named "House of Wonders" because it was the first building in Zanzibar to have electricity, and also the first building in East Africa to have an elevator. The design of the palace is attributed to a British marine engineer. In House of wonder the traveller can see Zanzibar traditional dhow used for trading activities , traditional clothes of Zanzibarian

Outside visit

People's Palace Museum

this was the palace of Sultan Seyyid Said from 1828 until it was largely destroyed by the British bombardment of 1896. It was then rebuilt and used until the 1964 revolution when the last sultan was overthrown. In this Place the traveller will get history of Princes Salme the doughter of Sultane Sayyed, also they will see some items used by Sultane, clothes , the first President car

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).